Blogs

Pennsylvania blogger Helene Cohen Bludman describes the 2014 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop as "Destination Hilarity - a veritable laugh-in and love-in."

Oregon writer Jane Rosen uses these words: "Inspirational. Side-splitting. Magical. Generous. Heartwarming. Authentic."

California columnist Jill Fales writes, "Imagine luxuriating in your dreams and having your courage and resolve fostered to achieve them."

Ohio blogger Lisa Packer notes the workshop's "got-your back, supportive, inspiring atmosphere."

In all, more than 50 writers tapped out literally thousands of words to capture three laugh-filled days of learning and networking at the University of Dayton, Erma's alma mater.

Here are links to their newspaper and online stories, blogs, podcasts - and even a video tribute to EBWW faculty member Cathryn Michon's new movie, "Muffin Top."

Elaine Ambrose: Laughing With Erma Bombeck and Her Friends

Meryl Baer: Top 10 Reasons I Loved the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Gina Barreca: Worshipping at the Erma Altar

Amanda Beam: A Life More Ordinary

Tracy Beckerman: The 2014 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Left Me Speechless (Which is Quite an Achievement for a Writer) and How Spitting Cheesecake at EBWW Can Advance Your Career

Nancy Berk: For the Love of Erma (a series of Parade.com interviews and Whine at 9 podcasts about the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop and the enduring power of Erma)

Helene Cohen Bludman: My Bra-Mance With Erma Bombeck

Mandy Brasher: Loving My Mess

Valentine J. Brkich: Like a Sore Thumb - A Man's Perspective of the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Patricia Wynn Brown: An Open Letter to Mr. Bombeck and Erma on My Right

Kathy Buckworth: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Liz Carey: Taking Care of Business From a Million Miles Away

Barbara Cooley: Women at Work

Norm Crowl: Chasing Dave

Kimba Daleres: The Erma Zone

Shannon Duffy: Thank You, Erma

Jill Fales: Mom's Voice: Doing the Write Thing

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: What to Really Expect at the EBWW in Dayton, Ohio; There Are Many More Stories I'll Tell; An EBWW2014 Photo Collection (set to Matt Nathanson's song "To The Beat of Our Noisy Hearts"; and Muffin Top, The Song: A Tribute to Muffin Top, The Movie 2014

Astra Groskaufmanis: Anything to Declare?

Ann Guaglione: Like a Virgin

Holly Kelsey-Henry: There's a Special Place in Hell

Sarah Hunt: Long Live Erma

Nancy LaFever: Erma Wine Glass Finds A Big Sister

Michelle Lamarca: First Day of School - Erma Style

Anna Lefler: The Dayton Riviera Awaits - Are You Prepared?

Lori Fetters Lopez: I Will Forever Miss You

Leighann Lord: Have Wine Glass, Will Travel

Lois Alter Mark: Thank You, Erma Bombeck

d. d. Marx: My Weekend With Erma Bombeck…in Spirit

Kate Mayer: Phil Donahue Saved My Writing Soul

Maggie Millus: Post EBWW Conference Blues

Meredith Moss: Writers Gather in Dayton and Dayton is a Town Built on Brains

Michelle Newman: Anything is Possible

Lisa Kendall Packer: My Weekend With Erma

Gianetta Palmer: I'll Never Tell…One Tale From the EBWW and We Heard You…Another Thought on the EBWW

Yvonne Ransel: The Erma Place

Marci Rich: Erma Bombeck: No Ordinary Woman

Jane C. Rosen: Writing With Purpose, or How I Found My Mojo at the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Jessica Rosenberg: Processing the Post-Conference Chaos

Linda Roy: The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop: Where Life is a Bowl of Cherries…And a Piece of Cake

Anne Saker: In Bomburbia: The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Kristin Shaw: With a Little Help From My Friends

Amy Sherman: EBWW in a Nutshell and How Do You Spell Your Name?

Terri Spilman: The Power of Humor

Suzette Martinez Standring: Wannabe Erma Bombeck

David Henry Sterry: Phil Donahue on Books, TV, Muhammad Ali and Erma Bombeck and Pitchapalooza Photos

Laura Stoll: Finding Humor When Nothing's Funny

Rebecca Sydeski: Clueless in Dayton

Janine Talbot: When Tact is the First Thing to Go

Leigh Ann Torres: Why You Should Attend the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Ronnie Walter: Erma

Linda Wolff: Making Friends, Finding the Funny and Sharing French Fries

Barbara Younger: Keepin' em Laughin' at the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop 2014

For photos from this year's workshop, visit the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Facebook page.

- Teri Rizvi

Teri Rizvi is the founder of the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop and executive director of strategic communications at the University of Dayton.